While medicine, law, and other professions have made
considerable progress, race and gender equity remains a major
concern in architecture and planning, and among the organizations
that oversee education and practice.

The School of Architecture and Planning was created half a
century ago as a direct challenge to orthodox design education. We
live those original principles today, committed to architecture and
planning as interdisciplinary problem-solving enterprises, rooted
in social engagement, nourished by research-in-practice, animated
by making and doing, and committed to meeting the needs of clients,
communities, and society in an increasingly complex urban
world.

The School of Architecture and Planning and the University at
Buffalo offer a range of financial support opportunities for
students. Resources range from financial aid to scholarships to
student employment.

The School of Architecture and Planning, in partnership with the
university, our alumni, our faculty and staff, and our
philanthropic supporters, provides support to our undergraduate and
graduate students. In addition to tuition scholarships, stipends
for travel and supplies, and support for study abroad, our
students, like our faculty, are actively engaged in teaching,
research, and service—and are rewarded for their hard
work.

The Dean’s Council is a leadership group of friends of the
School of Architecture and Planning dedicated to raising
the global profile of the school and advancing its academic
programs and research enterprise. Members of the Dean’s
Council include distinguished alumni and leading
professionals, from firm executives to educators. As champions of
the School of Architecture and Planning, members leverage their
diverse expertise and leadership positions to forge new connections
and build the school's network of support.

Stay connected! Update your profile below and let us know where
you are and what you’re up to. As graduates of our
programs, your stories of success inspire our students and
enhance the reputation of the school on an international
platform.

The School of Architecture and Planning, in partnership with
local chapters of the American Institute of Architects and the
American Planning Association, has developed a Professional Mentor
Program for alumni and friends to share their experiences and
advice with current students.

Search job and internship opportunities in architecture and
planning. The following openings require varying levels of
education and experience and have been posted by employers on UB
Career Services' BullsEye system.

Master of Architecture + Master of Urban Planning

MArch + MUP

The MArch + MUP embraces the notion that architecture and urban
planning are fundamentally intertwined as evidenced by the impact
of architecture on the urban fabric and the influence of urban
planning on architecture.

The MArch/ MUP dual-degree program provides integrated learning
in both disciplines through joint planning and architecture
studios, and through coursework in urban design, planning, and
traditional architectural methods and skills.

The expanding field of urban design has increased the demand for
the dual master of architecture/master of urban planning degree.
The dual degree offers a unique opportunity for students to pursue
graduate education for professional certification in both fields.
Students seeking dual degrees take joint studios in
which graduate students from both architecture and planning
engage in projects using regional cities and towns as learning
laboratory sites. Students develop proposals for change in
collaboration with the constituencies of the learning lab sites. In
the process, students learn about planning, architecture, and
intervention in an integrated fashion.

Enrolled students should consult the curriculum they were given
upon entering the program, copies of which are kept in their
student files in the departmental office.

What will you be studying?

MArch + MUP (program A)

Program A is intended for those students who already have a
four-year, pre-professional degree in architecture. All dual MArch
MUP students must complete the requirements for a specialization in
the MUP program. This is a model for course sequencing - students
should carefully plan their particular sequences with both
departmental advisors. Students may register for a maximum of one
independent study course in each semester, with a maximum career
total of two.

Semester 1: Fall

ARC 605

Foundation Studio (GRG)

7

ARC xxx

Technical Methods (GRG)

3

ARC 565

Intellectual Domain (GRG)

3

URP 501

Planning History/Urban Structure

3

Total Semester Credits

16

Semester 2: Spring

ARC 606

Research Studio (GRG)

7

ARC 592

Intellectual Domain (GRG)

3

ARC 598

Technical Methods (GRG)

3

URP 510

Planning Concepts + Controversies

3

Total Semester Credits

16

Semester 3: Fall

ARC 575

Environmental Controls 2

3

ARC 555

Structures 3

3

URP 691

Colloquium I /Alternative

1

URP xxx

Elective

3

URP 573

Land Use and Physical Planning

3

URP 512

Research Methods for Planners

3

Total Semester Credits

16

Semester 4: Spring

ARC 582

Professional Practice

3

URP 538

Economic Concepts

3

URP xxx

Competency*

3

URP 581

Studio

6

Total Semester Credits

15

Semester 5: Fall

ARC 607

Open Studio**

7

ARC 567

Directed Research / Elective

3

ARC xxx

Research Methods / Elective

3

URP xxx

Elective

3

Total Semester Credits

16

Semester 6: Spring

ARC 699

Thesis / Special Project

4

URP xxx

Elective

3

URP 699

Thesis / Final Project

3

URP xxx

Elective

3

Total Semester Credits

13

Total Required Credits

92 (52 ARC; 40 PD)

* Dual MArch/MUP students will have to meet one additional
competency in addition to the design competency achieved through
the MArch coursework.

Inclusive Design is design for all. A global movement that
seeks to improve the usability of environments, products and
systems for the widest range of people, it is based on the
principles of social justice.

The Material Culture Graduate Research Group builds on Buffalo
and the Niagara Region’s legacy of material innovation, from
infrastructural experiments in moving goods to slip-forming
construction of concrete silos.